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In a message dated 3/9/05 9:59:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,
jadney@vwtype3.org writes:
>I've never worked on 3-bolt hinges before, but the topic comes up here
>frequently. I guess they were used for all the notches, not just the early
>ones. I'm surprised to see that you have one of each, however. I had
assumed
>that cars with 3-bolt hinges had them on all 4 hinges.
On mine they do. The 3 bolt hinges were used on ALL Notches, and up to and
including the 65 Squares. The 2 bolt hinges started with the 66 models (Square
and Fast).
>For those who are familiar with these: Is David's photo normal, other than
the
>broken parts?
Not really, at first I thought the 2 hole part was the door side, but the
hinges wouldn't work that way. I think the PO of his car did some parts mixing,
hence the welded on hinges.
>I also see that these bolt holes aren't countersinked like the later 2-bolt
>hinges are. What kind of bolts did these doors use, and are they all this
way?
No, actually VW used tapered allen bolt style screws to hold the hinges in
place, like the later style, but not with a phillips head. Those 3 bolt hinges
he has should have countersinked holes in them too.
Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof
71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at;
http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977
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